"How Abrupt U-Turns Are Defining U.S. Environmental Regulations"
"The polarization of politics means that rules are imposed, gutted and restored with each election. Experts say that’s bad for the economy."
Source: NYTimes, 04/29/2024
International
Cross-Border Project Exposes Extent of PFAS Contamination in Europe
A dozen European news partners collaborated last year to gather a massive set of water, soil and organism samples that pointed to more than 17,000 PFAS-contaminated sites in the region, many known to authorities but kept from the public. The award-winning project was led by Le Monde’s Stéphane Horel, who spoke with SEJournal for the latest Inside Story Q&A.
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Climate Crisis Makes for Real Fashion Emergency
Fast fashion’s lack of sustainability has long been the subject of news media coverage. But now the realities of climate change mean that fashion reporting must be reimagined to include the lived environmental and human rights realities of workers making what we wear, writes contributor Yessenia Funes in the new Voices of Environmental Justice column. Ideas and resources for getting past simplistic fashion industry narratives.
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Emperor Penguins Suffer Breeding Failures In 2023 Amid Record Low Sea Ice
"Record low sea ice in late 2023 led to breeding failures in one-fifth of Antarctica's emperor penguin colonies, scientists with the British Antarctic Survey said on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 04/26/2024
Oil, Chemical Lobbyists Flood UN Talks On Cutting Plastic Pollution
"Nearly 200 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists plan to join this week's United Nations negotiations on the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution — a 37% jump from the previous gathering in November, an analysis released on Thursday showed."
Source: Reuters, 04/26/2024
Seeds From Wild Crop Relatives Could Help Agriculture Weather Climate Change
"The hardy wild cousins of domesticated crops can teach us how to adapt to a hotter, more unpredictable future."
Source: Civil Eats, 04/25/2024
"A Global Study Just Revealed The World’s Biggest Known Plastic Polluters"
"Coca-Cola and PepsiCo came in at the top of a global audit of plastic waste". "A new study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances has pinpointed some of the major brands responsible for plastic pollution across six continents."
Source: Washington Post, 04/25/2024
"7 in 10 Workers Worldwide Exposed To Extreme Heat Risks: Study"
"Extreme heat linked to climate change threatens more than 70 percent of workers globally, according to a report released Monday by the International Labor Organization (ILO)."
Source: The Hill, 04/24/2024
"Global Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Hit Critical Stage In Canada"
"Thousands of negotiators and observers representing most of the world’s nations are gathering in the Canadian city of Ottawa this week to craft a treaty to stop the rapidly escalating problem of plastic pollution."
Source: AP, 04/24/2024
"How Scientists Are Learning To Eavesdrop On The Sounds Of Soil"
"The sound of an earthworm is a distinctive rasping and scrunching. Ants sound like the soothing patter of rain. A passing, tunnelling vole makes a noise like a squeaky dog’s toy repeatedly being chewed."
Source: Guardian, 04/23/2024
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